Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-25

soon. A council was held last week and
previous meeting when the subject Of
creed was considered
North Ferrisburgh.
There is great demand for buildings
TO rent not one half OF that demand can
he met....The funeral service OF Mrs
Sarah Hazard on Wednesday forenoon OF
last week was largely attended by rela-
tives and neighbOrs. Mr. w H. II.
Murray Is to give one ~ his most popular
readings in Allen hall OH the evening Of
March 2. He will tell OF The Gamblers
Death" and How the Trapper Took the
Big Trout" ".....Miss Mary G. Woodbury.
Is still holding revival meetings in East
Charlotte with remarkable success. Sew
eral leading men of this place have recent
ly become active Christian workers. We
wonder why the correspondent of the FREE
PREsS does not let its readers here and
elsewhere have the good news. Mr..
Dyson Ball is now sick at the home of
Mr.. j. Madison Ball, Mr.. James Squiers
IS not recovering rs rapidly as was hoped.
Mr.. Alvin Ball still remains on the sick
list. Rev. T. NJ. Gregory of Bristol
was IN this place on Friday of last week.
......Mr. Ross's school will close on
Thursday of this week.
weybridge.
The remains of Mrs. Edith Lovett bet
~
stow, were buried in this cemetery Mon
day 2lst. Funeral services at her home
IN East Middlebury. She was formally
an old and esteemed resident of this place
o.. ...Mlss Cora spencer is again at home
after successful term of school at Basin
Harbor. .....Two births in our vicinity
lately A daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Cullen
Bullard and a son to Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Cole. .....The Wright family have had
another annual gathering at the old
homestead Six brothers, whose ages
range from G5 to nearly 80 were present
with their families. Quite large
number of Weybridge young people at
tend school at Beeman academy. New
Haven. ....Ihe depth of snow in this
vicinity IS so great that getting about in
the woods Is almost an mpossiblity......
The creek has been in an uncertain con.
dltion good share OF the winter. There
nave been some narrow escapes and
several horses in .....Q Quantities of pres
sed hay is beng drawn to New Haven
depot. One farmer in this vicinity has
sold $50 tons.
From Other Parts of the State.
The late William Merrck of Spring
field, bequeathed Harvard college 5000.
to be used in assisting worthy students.
Prof Willm Harper, until recently su-
perintendent of schools in SOuthbridge,
has been elected superintendent of the
Dalton, Ga, schools.
Mr.. j. B, Powell, proprietor of the Globe
hotel at Rutland, has filed petition in
insolvency as a result of too free endorse
ment of the checks of Il. II. Tugwell of
Yonkers, \. Y, who recently started a
saw mill at Chittenden.
During the month of January CLOS
freight cars passed st. A bans going south,
43ll going north, and 17,2 going west
making total of l., lSS cars.
Mrs d. Booth of st. Albans slipped and
fell on the walk in front of opera house
block and broke her hip. AS she is nearly
20 Years of age the injury is a very serious
one.
Burglars entered Whitneys auction
rooms at Newport last week. and stole a
large number of articles. There is a re-
ward of $50 offered for the recovery of the
property and information which will Sc
cnre the conviction of the thieves.
jerks l.. Winchell of Pittsford has Just
sold one of his English lion mastiff pups,
to 90 to Philadelphia, for $50 and one to
Newark, y. j., for SO.
Since Thanksgiving there have been 81
snow storms in Pittsford, and over 96
inches of snow has fallen